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Gastroenterology

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What is the most common cause of lower GI bleeding   Hemorrhoids  
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Common, painless and can be massive, caused from an erosion into penetrating artery from the diverticulum   Diverticulosis  
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What is the most common cause of upper GI bleed   Peptic ulcer disease  
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Cause of esophageal and gastric varices   Portal hypertension  
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Longitudinal mucosal tear in the cardioesophageal region, caused by repeated retching   Mallory-Weiss syndrome  
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Common cause of lower GI bleeding, seen in people with hypertension and aortic stenosis   Arteriovenous malformations  
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Spider angiomata, palmer erythema, jaundice, and gynecomastia are seen in __   Liver disease  
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Petechiae and purpura seen in __   Coagulopathy  
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Why would you do a careful ENT exam on a patient suspected of GI bleed   Rule out causes that can mimic GI bleed such as epistaxis  
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Can be diagnostic and therapeutic but requires a brisk bleed at .5-2ml/min   angiography  
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Can only be diagnostic but are more sensitive than angiography and require a bleeding rate of only .1ml/min   bleeding scans  
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Is diagnostic and therapeutic and more accurate than bleeding scans and angiography   Colonoscopy  
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For Class __ bleed: replace volume with crystalloid   I and II  
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For Class __ bleed: replace volume with crystalloid and blood   III and IV  
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Hemorrhaging is broken down into how many categories by the ACS   4  
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Class __ hemorrhage involves up to 15% of blood volume. There is typically no change in vital signs and fluid resuscitation is not usually necessary   I  
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Class _ hemorrhage involves 15-30% of total blood volume. A patient is often tachy, narrowed pulse pressure. Peripheral vasoconstriction, pale cool skin, slight changes in behavior, volume resuscitation with crystalloids   II  
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Class __ hemorrhage involves loss of 30-40% of blood volume; pt’s BP drops, HR increases, peripheral perfusion decreases (prolonged cap refill), mental status worsens; crystalloid & blood transfusions usually necessary   III  
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Class __ hemorrhage involves loss of >40% of blood volume; limit of body’s compensation is reached and aggressive resuscitation is required to prevent death   IV  
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__ ulcers do not extend through the muscularis mucosa   Stress  
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Only __ % of patients who are infected with H. pylori will develop ulcers   10-20  
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Inhibits bicarbonate ion production and increases gastric emptying   Cigarette smoking  
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Main complaint of gastric ulcer   Gnawing, aching or burning epigastric pain  
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Physical exam of uncomplicated PUD, there may be a finding of __   Epigastric tenderness  
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Inhibit gastric acid secretion, equally as effective as antacids with better compliance due to decreased frequency of doses   H2 antagonists  
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Inhibits gastric acid secretions, heals ulcers faster than H2-antagonists and antacids   PPI  
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Locally binds to the base of the ulcer and therefore protects it from acid   Sucralfate  
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Prostaglandin E1 analogue which acts as natural prostaglandin in the body   Misoprostol  
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Vomiting and diarrhea is most often __   Gastroenteritis  
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Which is more common: upper or lower GI bleeding?   upper  
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What is the most common cause of acute lower GI bleeding?   hemorrhoids, followed by diverticular disease (most common cause of Acute GIB)  
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what is the most important lab test for a patient with a significant GI bleed   type and crossmatch  
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when is surgical treatment for hemorrhoids indicated   severe, intractable pain, continued bleeding, incarceration, or strangulation  
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treatment of choice for patients with pseudomembranous colitis   metronidazole for mild to moderate disease in patients who do not respond to supportive measures  
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__ should be reserved for patients with pseudomembranous colitis who have not responded to or are intolerant of metronidazole and for children and pregnant patients   vancomycin  
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for patients with pseudomembranous colitis __ may prolong or worsen symptoms and should be avoided   antidiarrheal agents  
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Meckler triad   Sx of esophageal perf: vomiting, chest pain, subQ emphysema  
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Upper vs lower GI bleed: anatomy   ligament of Treitz  
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Meds assoc w/GI bleed   NSAIDs; Steroids (in setting of NSAID); Warfarin; Heparin, Enoxaparin; Clopidogrel (Plavix)  
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3 most common causes of upper GI bleed   PUD (55%); Varices (14%); AVM (6%)  
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3 most common causes of lower GI bleed   Diverticular Dz (33%); Neoplastic Dz (Polyps, Ca; 19%); Colitis (18%)  
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Resting Tachycardia: blood loss =   10% of intravascular volume lost  
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Orthostasis: blood loss =   Significant loss, 10-20% of intravascular volume  
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Shock: blood loss =   Loss of 20-40% of intravascular volume  
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Chronic GI blood loss: defined by:   Fe def anemia: Low Ferritin (<30); Low Fe, High TIBC; Low MCV; also Anemia w/brown stool (Guaiac pos)  
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GI bleed: mainstay of initial tx   Resuscitation; goal = normal vital sx; 2 lg bore IVs; ICU monitoring if needed  
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Dieulafoy’s Lesion =   Dilated submucosal artery erodes into mucosa with subsequent rupture of the vessel; bleeding often massive & recurrent  
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Mallory-Weiss tear:   Laceration in the mucosa, usually near GE junction; commonly after retching  
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Diagnostic tools for LGIB   Anoscopy; Flexible Sigmoidoscopy; Colonoscopy; Tagged red blood cell scan; Angiography  
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Diverticular bleeding: sxs and location   Acute, painless hematochezia; most bleeds are right sided  
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Role of tagged scan   help localize bleeding; pre-test for angiography; detects bleeding (0.1 to 0.5 mL/min; less sensitive w/inc bowel motility); no tx capability  
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LGIB: Angiography: caution:   Caution w/renal failure given IV contrast load  
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LGIB: Angiography: utility   Coil microembolization of bleeding vessel; blood flow must be 1 mL/min  
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Diverticular disease etiology   Herniations of colonic mucosa thru muscularis (typically at site of least resistance), often where nutrient artery penetrates muscularis; mostly in sigmoid (1/3 in proximal colon)  
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Contraindicated during acute diverticulitis:   colonoscopy / sigmoidoscopy  
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Diverticular disease imaging:   Xray (free abd air); CT (to dx abscess / inflammation); scopy to r/o or confirm dx; hemorrhage: 99mTc-labeled RBC scan, mesenteric angiogram, scintigraphy  
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Diverticular disease tx:   mild: PO Flagyl + (Cipro or SMX-TMP); hospitalize if no response to tx -> IV Abx  
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Causes of upper GI bleed   PUD, MW tear, AVM, esophageal varices  
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Meds assoc w/GI bleed   NSAIDs; Steroids (in setting of NSAID); Warfarin; Heparin, Enoxaparin; Clopidogrel (Plavix  
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3 most common causes of upper GI bleed   PUD (55%); Varices (14%); AVM (6%)  
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3 most common causes of lower GI bleed   Diverticular Dz (33%); Neoplastic Dz (Polyps, Ca; 19%); Colitis (18%)  
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Dieulafoy Lesion =   Dilated submucosal artery erodes into mucosa with subsequent rupture of the vessel; bleeding often massive & recurrent  
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Diverticular bleeding =   Acute, painless hematochezia; most bleeds are right sided  
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Definition and MOA of diverticulosis   herniation of mucosa through the muscular wall of the intestine  
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Most common cause of massive lower GI bleed in elderly:   diverticular bleeding  
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Orthostasis (SBP drops >10 and HR increases by 10 w/change in position) equates to what volume of blood loss in GIB?   800 mL  
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GI bleed diagnostic algorithm   Stabilize VS (eg, fluid resuscitation, 20 ga IV x2); determine upper vs lower; scope +/- NGT for blood; ID source and tx  
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If EGD & colonoscopy are neg, consider:   small bowel studies (eg, VCE, SBFT)  
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If LGIB too brisk to allow colonoscopy, do:   99mTc-labeled RBC scan, scintigraphy  
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Common cause of obscure bleeding (eg, in small bowel):   vascular ectasias (flat lesion, hard to visualize)  
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